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You Can't Beat Us

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Title
You Can't Beat Us; If It Takes Ten Million More - Lyrics
Composer
Ball, Ernest R.  
Lyricist
Brennan, J. Keirn  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
You Can’t Beat Us (If It Takes Ten Million More) Verse: Say, Fritz, we’re going to give you fits, With a million Yankee hits, we’ll blow you into bits. Hey, Fritz, you’re fighting Yankee wits, You ought to know before you go, it’s time you called it quits. Refrain: For you can’t beat us, can’t beat us, beat us into old Berlin, You’re bound to meet us but you can’t defeat us, we’re going in to win. We’ll make you wish you never went to war, fight you like you never fought before. You can’t beat us, shan’t beat us, if it takes ten million more. Verse: Say, Fritz, why don’t you take a tip, When you know each Yankee ship is giving you the slip? Hey, Fritz, when Uncle Sammy’s grip begins to yank that German flank, Then something’s got to rip! Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_909
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
You Can't Beat Us
Composer
Ball, Ernest R.  
Lyricist
Brennan, J. Keirn  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-09-13
Lyrics
You Can’t Beat Us (If It Takes Ten Million More) Verse: Say, Fritz, we’re going to give you fits, With a million Yankee hits, we’ll blow you into bits. Hey, Fritz, you’re fighting Yankee wits, You ought to know before you go, it’s time you called it quits. Refrain: For you can’t beat us, can’t beat us, beat us into old Berlin, You’re bound to meet us but you can’t defeat us, we’re going in to win. We’ll make you wish you never went to war, fight you like you never fought before. You can’t beat us, shan’t beat us, if it takes ten million more. Verse: Say, Fritz, why don’t you take a tip, When you know each Yankee ship is giving you the slip? Hey, Fritz, when Uncle Sammy’s grip begins to yank that German flank, Then something’s got to rip! Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_909
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleYou Can't Beat Us
ComposerBall, Ernest R.  
LyricistBrennan, J. Keirn  
PublisherM. Witmark & Sons  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-09-13
LyricsYou Can’t Beat Us (If It Takes Ten Million More) Verse: Say, Fritz, we’re going to give you fits, With a million Yankee hits, we’ll blow you into bits. Hey, Fritz, you’re fighting Yankee wits, You ought to know before you go, it’s time you called it quits. Refrain: For you can’t beat us, can’t beat us, beat us into old Berlin, You’re bound to meet us but you can’t defeat us, we’re going in to win. We’ll make you wish you never went to war, fight you like you never fought before. You can’t beat us, shan’t beat us, if it takes ten million more. Verse: Say, Fritz, why don’t you take a tip, When you know each Yankee ship is giving you the slip? Hey, Fritz, when Uncle Sammy’s grip begins to yank that German flank, Then something’s got to rip! Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_909
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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